#16-16 Update to the Guide to assessing road- traffic noise using NZS 6806...
This guide describes the process to be used on NZ Transport Agency asset improvement projects for assessing and, where required, determining appropriate mitigation for road-traffic noise.This process...
View ArticleArchaeology student first to receive Heritage Protection Scholarship
Waitu Ripaki-Tamatea, from the Ngāti Korokī Kahukura hapuThe Heritage Protection Scholarship, established at the start of the Huntly Section of the Waikato Expressway, was launched to symbolise the...
View ArticleElectric vehicles
An electric vehicle (EV)vehicle, or EV, has a different engine to a petrol or diesel fuelled vehicle – it is an electrical motor that is fuelled by a battery which is charged by plugging it into an...
View ArticleDriver monitoring & reminders
Title has changed: Driver monitoring and&remindersAlcohol interlocksAlcohol interlocks prevent drink-driving. Drivers have to blow into a device linked to a computer. If the computer detects...
View ArticleOvernight motorway closures 18 September – 24 September 2016
Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 23 September 2016. Please note this Traffic...
View ArticleSolution found to fix slip below the surface of State Highway 25, south of...
A slip below the road occurred at the site on August 10.The Transport Agency’s Regional Performance Manager Karen Boyt says all 41 of the nine metre steel piles that will form the retaining wall are on...
View ArticleWairarapa maintenance programme
Information about roadworks in the Wairarapa regionWell maintained roads are an important partThe Wairarapa summer maintenance season begins at the start of keeping people safe. While we aim to do...
View ArticleEdendale detour for State Highway 1, Southland, truck drivers should take...
The detour route for light vehicles is Hilda and Homestead Roads.There is no suitable local detour for heavy vehicles, which will be queued if they reach Edendale.If possible drivers of heavy vehicles...
View ArticleCaution advised for lower and central North Island motorists with wet and...
“The weather forecast is for some rough weather coming our way, and this could impact on roads and driving conditions. There is the possibility of surface flooding in some areas, and intense rain and...
View ArticleSerious crash at SH1 Huntly closes both lanes
The NZ Transport Agency wishes to advise motorists to avoid State Highway 1 Huntly after a serious crash.The road is closed in both directions and emergency services are on site.Northbound traffic can...
View ArticleContract awarded for building the new Motu Bridge, Gisborne
The contract, valued at $6.5 million, is for improving the roads leading up to the bridge, and the construction of a two-lane bridge. The bridge was designed by Hamilton-based company Bloxam, Burnett...
View ArticleSH6, Gladstone Road Watermain and Resurfacing Works
Title has changed:SH6SH6,Gladstone Road watermainWatermainand resurfacing worksResurfacing Works
View ArticleSH1 Huntly expected to be closed for around two hours after serious crash
The road is closed in both directions and emergency services are on site.The Transport Agency says motorists should avoid the area if possible or expect lengthy delays.A detour is in place...
View ArticleTransmission Gully start a historic day for Wellington
Transport Agency Deputy Chair Dame Patsy Reddy says the Transmission Gully project has been talked about since 1919 – even before the invention of penicillin and parking meters – and the start of work...
View ArticleLow volume vehicle certification review (phase 2)
Discussion document – imported modified vehicles
View ArticleWellington region maintenance programme
Information about roadworks in the Wellington-Kāpiti regionWell maintained roads are an important part of keeping people safe. While we aim to do this work with as little disruption as possible, we...
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